Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-03
Ham e.SeekcYS.

Los Angeles is perpetually thronged
with home-seekers, persons who de-
sire to have place Of comfort where
n large amount of ordinary friction OF
the wheels of life that prevails in
other localities should be removed,
and the individual allowed the maxi
mum of enjoyment of all things de-
sirable and delightful and the mini
mum of those things that cause ex-
cessive toll, unrest, insecurity OF life
and property and hours of pain.
This movement of the people,
prompted by the high instincts OF
self-preservation and desire to eter:;
nize their happiness and usefulness,
has continued to Los Angeles for a
score of years, and is steadily increas'
ing in volume year by year.
Had not the people who came here
many years ago found that for which
they sought, the present thronging
thousands would not DE moving
hither on every flying train that
crosses the prairies and deserts, and
bursts asundcr the embankments OF
snow before its pathway.
After the adventurer came the
health-seeker, and the horticulturist,
and then the capitalist and the man
ufacturer.
These last move slowly, but move
to stay. Los Angeles county is now
receiving larger amount OF intelli-
gent labor, capital, and manufactur-
ing enterprise, than any other part OF
the United States.
The reason is that capital and labor
have here been better rewarded than
elsewhere. Those who came here
ten or fifteen years ago, and by intel
ligent labor, with improved health,
have amassed fortunes, are followed
by their relatives and friends who
are here doing the same thing again
to-day.
Capital here finds its best reward
in the security Of its investments and
the steady advance in values OF real
estate. Foreclosures OF mortgages
are OF very rare occurrence in the
counties OF Los Angeles, San Bernar-
dino, San Diego, Ventura, Kern,
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Tu-
lare, or Fresno. Values of property
in these productive counties are con-
tinually increasing, and their re-
sources are daily and hourly advanc-
ing.
Manufacturer from the eastern
States have discovered that it is bet
ter to locate their establishments
here among the people that use then
products, than to ship them 3000
miles to find a market. Their sue
cess on the transfer OF tEeir enter
prises from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, has been great and most re-
warding.
AS a result, the largest CONNER
cial houses in the country have
now their headquarters in Los An
geles, and this city is now the great
field and center of two great trans
lines and their local
branches in all directions.
Home-seekers can here find all
they need or desire. Land aud
location of every kind, for agricul-
tura', horticultural or picturesque
situation, is to be had at any time
The seashore, the plain, the high
mesas, the mountain plateaus are
open to those who are seeking a
home OF comfort and beauty.
Attempts at diversion from this
section Of the State to the northern
portion have all signally failed.
The immigration Association of the
State sent very intelligent gen.
tleman East from Sacramento
county, 1. N. Hoag, Esq, two
years ago, to set forth the resources
of California as a place for settle
ment.
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